Partners

Stand Up to Hate is a naturalization and voter registration campaign of labor, grassroots and Latino organizations including Mi Familia Vota, iAmerica, Latino Victory Foundation, National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA), Unite Here! and The United Food & Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW). The goal of the effort is to naturalize 1 million legal permanent residents ("green card" holders) during 2016 out of the 8.8 million immigrants who are eligible to naturalize.

Mi Familia Vota Education Fund (MFVEF) is a national non-profit organization working to unite the Latino community and its allies to promote social and economic justice through increased civic participation.

Forming and supporting key alliances at national, state and local levels to increase civic engagement; providing technical assistance and support to other organizations;

Increasing public support for full civic participation in Latino and immigrant communities.

We envision a future in which the electorate is energized and empowered, and reflective of the growing diversity in the United States. We work with community based, educational, religious, labor, and other organizations that seek to build civically cognizant and active neighborhoods.

As a Ya es Hora national partner, Mi Familia Vota is dynamically involved in increasing citizenship, census education and Get Out the Vote efforts through the ¡Cuidadanía!, ¡Hágase Contar!, and ¡Ve Y Vota! campaigns.

“We are stepping of these efforts in the upcoming months to be ready for November's Election but we are building long-term political power for the Latino community. Elections will continue to happen and our community will continue to grow”, said Ben Monterroso, Executive Director of Mi Familia Vota.

iAmerica is a source of empowerment for American immigrant families of all walks of life, providing the tools and support to be informed, inspire change and impact America’s future. We are a national campaign driven by diverse organizations, created to offer informational tools and interactive opportunities for immigrants and their families to become full participants in our nation’s democracy.

“There’s so much at stake for our immigrant workers and their families that now more than ever before we need to fight back against the attacks by voting in November,” said Rocío Saenz, iAmerica Action President, SEIU International Executive Vice President and Latino Victory Foundation Board Member.“There’s no doubt in our minds that Latinos will mobilize against hate and the anti-immigrant attacks against our working immigrant families. We will remember in November and respond to hate with political action and power.”

The Latino Victory Foundation, co-founded by Eva Longoria and Henry R. Muñoz III, is an ambitious, non-partisan effort to build political power within the Latino community to ensure the voices of Latinos are reflected at every level of government and in the policies that drive our nation forward. The Latino Victory Foundation develops leaders for public office while building a permanent base of Latino donors to support them. Partnering with leading organizations, it shapes public policy that reflects the growing influence of the Latino community while also building cross-constituency alliances that can move the country forward.

“Latino Victory Foundation is proud to be partnering with SEIU, iAmerica, NPNA and Mi Familia Vota to ensure that all voices heard and that we respond to the attacks from Donald Trump and others against the Latino and immigrant community,” said Leopoldo Martínez, Chairman of the Board for Latino Victory. He added, “The issue of citizenship is a personal one for me and my family. After many years of discussion, this year, my wife and I decided to follow our children’s lead and pursue citizenship. We are in the process of naturalizing now and should be able to cast a ballot this year. The stakes are too high for us not to take action, and we encourage anyone who is eligible to do the same. Our democracy and our country are stronger when more people are fully participating citizens with a vote and a voice.”

The National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) is a national multiethnic, multiracial partnership. We represent the collective power and resources of the country’s 37 largest regional immigrant rights organizations in 31 states. Our members provide large-scale services—from DACA application processing to voter registration to health care enrollment—for their communities, and they combine service delivery with sophisticated organizing tactics to advance local and state policy. We exist to leverage their collective power and expertise for a national strategy.

Our aim is to achieve a vibrant, just, and welcoming democracy for all. We believe America’s success is rooted in our ongoing commitment to welcoming and integrating newcomers into the fabric of our nation, and to upholding equality and opportunity as fundamental American values. Immigrants are the soul of our organization, and immigrant communities inspire, implement, and champion our work.

"The hate is motivation to support naturalization and others ways of fighting back. We will only become more powerful. We are our nation's past and our nation's future. It's just a matter of time," said María Rodríguez, Executive Director of the Florida Immigrant Coalition and NPNA Board Member.

UNITE HERE is a labor union that represents 270,000 working people across Canada and the United States. Our members work in the hotel, gaming, food service, manufacturing, textile, distribution, laundry, transportation, and airport industries.

Our membership is diverse. We are predominantly women and people of color, and we hail from all corners of the planet. Together, we are building a movement to enable people of all backgrounds to achieve greater equality and opportunity.

The United Food & Commercial Workers International Union is America’s neighborhood union—1.3 million members standing together to improve the lives & livelihoods of workers, families, & communities.